Bridge Moments
Making the Most of Every Opportunity
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What if you don't have to be afraid of the conversation?
The Christians we admire most weren't the ones who memorized arguments. They
were the ones who knew how to listen — to a person across a table, a coworker
pulled aside in the break room, a stranger on a long flight — and to recognize
the moment when the conversation was ready to turn toward something more.
Jesus called those moments by no name. He just walked into them. The woman at
the well. Nicodemus at night. Zacchaeus in the tree. The rich young ruler
stopping Him on the road. In every one, He listened first, met the person
where they actually were, and let truth do its own work.
Bridge Moments is a study of those encounters. Twelve case studies from the
Gospels. Three from Acts — Philip and the Ethiopian, Paul on Mars Hill, the
Philippian jailer. Five chapters on the practice — learning to listen, moving
from the natural to the spiritual, seasoning speech with salt, handling
rejection with grace, and the heart that has to come before any word.
Twenty chapters across four parts, grounded in Colossians 4:5-6: "Walk in
wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity." Every claim from
Scripture. Three appendices included for small-group use: a quick reference
chart, a Scripture index, and a full set of group exercises.
This is not a book of techniques. It's a study of how Jesus and the early
church actually did it, written for the Christian who wants to stop being
afraid of the conversation and start seeing the bridge in front of them.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2026
- Language
- English
- Category
- Religion & Spirituality
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Paul Hainline
Specifications
- Pages
- 394
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm)
Keywords
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